Dinosaur Jazz (Jurassic Club, Vol. 1), by Michael Panush - CoverBy Michael Panush

Acheron Island is a world lost to time, home to prehistoric creatures from earth’s savage past.

The island’s occupants range from ferocious, man-eating dinosaurs and savage Ape Man tribes to strange ruins from a lost civilization. It is also home to Sir Edwin Crowe, son of the Victorian explorer who discovered Acheron Island, renowned big game hunter, scarred Great War veteran, and last of the world’s Gentleman Adventurers.

But now Acheron Island has some new residents – ruthless American businessman Selwyn Slade and an army of corporate cronies. Why has Slade brought all of his modern industrial power to conquer this world from the past? Can Sir Edwin uncover his strange purpose and protect this prehistoric world? Sir Edwin’s only allies are his stalwart Ape Man partner, a beautiful torch singer with a mysterious agenda, his strong-willed sister and her archaeologist boyfriend, and a family of American tourists – and they’re about to become the last hope of a lost world.

Its Jazz Age meets the Mesozoic Age in a world where cave men, gangsters, hunters, zeppelins, pirates, warlords and dinosaurs clash for a chance of survival. All that and more is waiting for you in Dinosaur Jazz, a tale of high adventure in a prehistoric world.

Vital Stats

  • Theme: Action & Adventure / Alternate History / Steampunk
  • Type: Curiosity Quills Press Novel
  • Length: 320 Pages
  • Pub. Date: June 13, 2012
  • ISBN: 978-1-62007-060-4 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 978-1-62007-061-1 (paperback)

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Dinosaur Jazz (Jurassic Club)

Dinosaur Jazz (Jurassic Club)

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“I love the concepts driving this book, and the writing is clean, crisp, and poignant. A more mature read than “Stein and Candle,” but no less fun, Dinosaur Jazz is a fast paced, and peopled with interesting characters.”
~Vergere Street @ Amazon (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)
“I absolutely loved this novel. It had me as soon as I saw the title and the cover. Dinosaur Jazz had everything I could ask for. It was as though I were reading a mash up of an Indiana Jones novel, The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroghs.”
~Miss Kimberly Stardust @ Turning The Pages (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)
“If you like steampunk, stories of lost worlds and great adventures, and the ongoing battle of the just and honorable against the evil and greedy, you won’t want to miss this book.”
~K. Sozaeva “Obsessive bibliophile” @ Amazon (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)
“Rampaging dinosaurs, sexy torch singers, airships, Tommy Guns, cavemen, pirates and a oriental Dragon Lady; “Dinosaur Jazz” has everything a pulp fancier could want and it’s all mixed brilliantly into a tale that is both original and marvelously entertaining. It is the epitome of what New Pulp Fiction is all about and Michael Panush is a superior writing force to be reckoned with. Enough of my prattling, if you love pulp fiction, “Dinosaur Jazz” is required readying. Do not miss it.”
~Ron Fortier “Air Chief” @ Amazon (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)
“It’s well worth your time to seek out and luxuriate in this exuberant slice of monster mayhem. Overall a great, fun romp chock full of derring-do and more prehistoric action than you can shake a stick at.”
~Paul @ Goodreads (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)
“Dinosaur Jazz has it all: adventure, humor, romance, mystery, and dinosaurs. Did I mention there are dinosaurs? The setting and characters are so wonderfully crafted, I could easily picture Acheron Island and felt like I really knew Sir Edwin and company. Each character has a distinct personality (and flaws!) and feel real, as though they could be someone you know – given, of course, you know dinosaur-hunting gentleman adventurers and flappers. But who doesn’t?”
~Leah (The Pretty Good Gatsby) (Star VoteStar VoteStar VoteStar Vote)